diff --git a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
index c89a0b73a..c0db3db55 100644
--- a/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
+++ b/lib/com_err/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS += $(ROKEN_RENAME)
 YFLAGS = -d
 
 lib_LTLIBRARIES = libcom_err.la
-libcom_err_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:2:1
+libcom_err_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 2:3:1
 
 bin_PROGRAMS = compile_et